Name: …………………………………………………… ADM No………………

Class……………………………….Date: ……………………………………………

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BIOLOGY FORM THREE.
Paper 1
Time: 2 Hours
INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES:

 Write your name , ADM Number and CLASS in the spaces provided above.
 Answer all the questions in this question paper.
 Answers must be written in the spaces provided in this booklet.
 All answers must be written in English
 This paper consists of 14 printed pages. Candidates should check to ascertain that all papers are
printed as indicated and that no questions are missing

EXAMINER’S USE ONLY

Question Maximum score Candidate’s score

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1. What do the following branches of Biology deal with? (2marks)
(a) Cytology

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(b) Entomology
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2. State TWO characteristics of kingdom Monera that are not found in other kingdoms.
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3. Two species in an ecosystem cannot occupy the same niche. Explain.

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4. State two functions of aerenchyma tissue in hydrophytes.

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5. The diagram below shows results of what happens to plant cell when placed in a certain
solution.

a) What was the nature of the solution in which the cell was placed?
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b) Identify the force represented by the arrow X and explain how it develops.
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6. Which organelle would be numerous in the following cells;

(2 marks)

a) Liver cell
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b) Palisade cell
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7. The scientific names of three animals leopard, wolf and lion in the family carnivora are;
Panthera pardus, Canis lupas and Panthera leo respectively.
a) Why are scientific names given in Latin?
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b) What does Canis refer to?

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c) Giving a reason, state the organisms that are MOST closely related.
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8. The word equation below shows a biological process.
Water Hydrogen atom + oxygen
a) Name the process.
(1 mark)
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b) Where does the process named in a) above take place?

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c) State two conditions necessary for the process to occur.
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9. a) What is the importance of heartbeat in blood circulation?
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b) If the nerve supply to the heart of a mammal is severed, the rhythmic heart movement
will still go on and the heart continues to beat. Explain this observation.
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10. State the difference between habitat and ecological niche.
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11. The diagram below represents a stage during cell division.

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 a) Name the stage of cell division.
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b) Give two reasons for your answer in a) above.

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c) State the significance of this stage of cell division in living organisms.
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12.) Name the causative agent for the following diseases;

a) Typhoid (1 mark)
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 b) Amoebic dysentery.
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13. Examine the diagram below and answer the questions that follow.

X
A

(a) Name the structures labeled:

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14. a) Name the respiratory surface for gaseous exchange in insects.
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b) State two adaptations of the site named in a) above.

(2 marks)

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15. The graph below shows the effect of substrate concentration on the rate an enzyme catalyzed
reaction.
B C
Rate of reaction

Substrate concentration
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(a) Account for the shape of the graph between region B and C.
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(b) How can the rate of reaction be increased after point B?

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16. Explain the meaning of the following terms;

a) Basal Metabolic Rate
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b) Oxygen Debt
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17. In an experiment, the concentration of ions in the cell sap of reeds growing in a swampy area
and the water in the swamp were determined. The data below was obtained. Study it and
answer the questions that follow:

Sample Na+ Mg2+ Cl- SO42-

Cell sap 50 11 101 13
Swamp water 1.2 30 10.2 0.67

a) Name the process by which uptake of the following ions by the reeds occurs.
(2 marks)
Na+ ions .....................................................
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b) What effect would reduced oxygen supply have on the uptake of sulphate ions?
(2 marks)
Explain your answer.
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18. The diagram below shows a part of a nephron.

a) State TWO differences in composition of blood in parts P and R.

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b) State a characteristic feature of blood capillaries in part Q that is not found in other
capillarities

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19.) State two functional differences between arteries and veins in mammals. (2mks)

Arteries Veins

20. A set up was used to investigate a certain process in plants as shown in the diagram below.

Leafy shoot

Rubber tubing
Air bubble
Tap
Ruler

Capillary tube
Retort stand
Beaker
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 (a) What process was being investigated?
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(b) Giving a reason, state one precaution that should be taken when setting up this
experiment.
(1 mark)

Reason .........................................................................................................................................
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(c) How would changes in environment temperature affect the rate of movement of the air
bubble? (1 mark)
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21. Julie observed eight onion epidermal cells across the field of view of a light microscope. If
the field of view was 4mm in diameter, estimate the average size of the cells in micrometers
(1mm= 1000 μm).
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22.) State two ways in which root hairs are adapted to their functions.

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23. Explain how high humidity affects the rate of transpiration. (2mks)
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24. Give three differences between aerobic and anaerobic respiration.

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Aerobic respiration Anaerobic respiration

25. State one use of each of the following excretory products in plants.
(i) Tanin
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 (ii) Colchicine
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(iii) Quinine
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26. State THREE adaptations of a leaf to gaseous exchange.
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27. State three types of asexual reproduction. (3mks)
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28.) Give three sources of water pollution.

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29. Name the antigens that determine human blood groups.

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30. a) The action of pepsin stops in the duodenum. Explain.
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b) State two functions of the ileum in the alimentary canal of mammals. (2 marks)

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TRUST IN THE MOST HIGH GOD

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